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Perkins/Hiatt Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1982A010
Scope and Contents
The Perkins/Hiatt Papers consist primarily of photocopies of Civil War letters from William L. Perkins to Mary E. Foster as well as Perkins' pension record. Also included are two Civil War letters and the wartime journal of Reuben Hiatt.
Perkins and Foster were residents of Washington County, KY when he enlisted in the 19th Kentucky Infantry, USA. He spent most of his time in Louisiana and Mississippi where he participated in the Siege of Vicksburg and other smaller battles. Perkins and...
Dates:
1861 - 1916; Acquisition: 1980-09-01
Peters/Day Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2019A005
Scope and Contents
This collection consists mostly of photographs featuring the children of George Peters of Owsley and Jackson Counties, KY. The surnames Smith, Neeley, Peters, and Day are heavily represented with the Moore, Beagle, and Turner surnames appearing in a few photographs. The photographs have original writing on the back as well as identifications and notes presumed to be done by Wayne Smith, son of Cora Smith. The collection also features miscellaneous items (drawings, newspaper clippings,...
Dates:
1920 - 2003; Acquisition: 2016-12-31
Phi Beta Lambda Records
Collection
Identifier: 1999-021
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, business papers, scrapbooks, clippings, ephemera, related to Phi Beta Lambda
Dates:
1970 - 1998; Acquisition: 1999-08-21
Philadelphia Merchants Collection
Collection
Identifier: 0010-029
Scope and Contents
This collection contains manuscript material from three Philadelphia merchants (Richard L. Ashurst, Andrew Clow and John Gill) who had dealings with various storekeepers in Kentucky from the late eighteenth century to the mid nineteenth century. The collection consists largely of correspondence that concerns banking, property, account settlements, businesses and trading in Kentucky. Researchers may also find invoices and pages from account books. The collection does not contain complete...
Dates:
1790 - 1861; Majority of material found within 1819 - 1849
Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 0020-015
Scope and Contents
This collection was created to provide access to photographic materials that have been donated over the years. It is arranged by subject with the exception of oversize materials which were arranged and cataloged in the order of acquisition. The majority of the photographs were taken in Kentucky and include places, people and events throughout the state.
Dates:
1865 - 2002
Pioneer National Monument Association & Fort Boonesborough State Park Association Records
Collection
Identifier: 1986A002
Scope and Contents
The Eastern Kentucky University Archives acquired the Pioneer National Monument and Fort Boonesborough State Park Association records on two different occasions. In his capacity as president of the Fort Boonesborough State Park Association from its inception in 1965 until his retirement as President of Eastern Kentucky University in 1976, Dr. Robert R. Martin accumulated approximately .5 cubic feet of records of that organization. All of those documents were placed with Dr. Martin's Eastern...
Dates:
1926 - 1976; Acquisition: 1981-07-27
Postage Stamps Collections
Collection
Identifier: 0050-002
Scope and Contents
This is an artificial collection created to combine single items with no provenance into one place. It consists of first day covers and mint blocks of stamps relevant to the region.
Dates:
1945 - 1986
Postcard Collection
Collection
Identifier: 0020-020
Scope and Contents
The EKU Archives Postcard Collection is an artificial collection compiled from a variety of sources including donations of individual postcards, postcards that may have been weeded or separated from other collections (and we have not been able to determine their original donor) and some that may have been purchased. The postcards in this collection are global in scope.
For the most part this collection is comprised of picture postcards (which have a photomechanical or printed image). The...
Dates:
1907 - 1987
Julius C. Powell, Pre-Presidential Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1984A001
Scope and Contents
The 44 boxes comprising the Pre-Presidential Papers of J. C. Powell deal almost exclusively with official University matters. Some correspondence is filed as "personal" but still overlaps with professional contacts in that most of the correspondents are associated with either this or with other universities.
The papers are divided into five series: Executive Assistant, Business Affairs, Executive Dean, Buildings and' Grounds, and Board of Regents. The Executive Assistant Series corresponds...
Dates:
1930 - 1972
President's Office, Executive Assistant
Collection
Identifier: 1980-024
Dates:
1965 - 1977; Acquisition: 1980-07-09